Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deirdre

/ˈdɪɹdɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: deirdre
IPA: /ˈdɪɹdɹə/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The foremost tragic heroine in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

name

A female given name from Irish.

Example Sentences

"Deirdre, it seemed to him, was the most beautiful name in the world. But Mrs. Stanley had different views on nomenclature. She had never, she declared, heard so utterly preposterous a name. […]"Theatre and saltpetre are both spelt that way, Arthur; depend upon it, it is Deirder - a sort of peasant name like Darby and Biddy, a corruption of something else.""
"His daughter was called Deirdre, a good Irish name, but now she signed herself Dee, and her man friend was called Fox."

Etymology

From Irish Deirdre, from Old Irish Derdriu.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Deirdre, Derdriu

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɪɹdɹə/
British English: /ˈdɪədɹi/

Inflected Forms

Derdriu (alternative) Dierdre (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce deirdre?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪɹdɹə/.
What does deirdre mean?: The foremost tragic heroine in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
Where does deirdre come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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